Best High Schools in Mississippi

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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)							Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
ID	Rank (of 228)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Disc Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Average Standard Score (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Rank (2023)	Rank Change from 2023	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)
280162000244	211	Greenville High School	Public	9-12	419 East Robertshaw Street	Greenville	38701	Washington County	Greenville Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 334-7063	871	50	17.5	99.9%	5 (0.6%)	865 (99.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	$12,209							9.6	10.9	207	4
280114000146	212	Coffeeville High School	Public	9-12	16900 Okahoma Street	Coffeeville	38922	Yalobusha County	Coffeeville School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 675-8904	158	16	9.8	100.0%	7 (4.4%)	146 (92.4%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.5%)	$17,512							9.3	5	222	10
280321000630	213	North Panola High School	Public	9-12	500 HWY 51 North	Sardis	38666	Panola County	North Panola School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 487-1070	374	25	14.8	100.0%	8 (2.1%)	360 (96.3%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	$11,413							9.3	17.5	194	19
280060000049	214	Ashland Middle-High School	Public	7-12	17 School Street	Ashland	38603	Benton County	Benton County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 224-6247	222	15	15.1	100.0%	22 (9.9%)	174 (78.4%)	13 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.9%)	$13,659							8.8	17.9	192	22
280219000384	215	Forest Hill High School	Public	9-12	2607 Raymond Road	Jackson	39212	Hinds County	Jackson Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 371-4313	991	61	16.3	100.0%	14 (1.4%)	942 (95.1%)	19 (1.9%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.2%)	$12,094							8.7	16.9	197	18
280303000608	216	Natchez High School	Public	9-12	323 Seargent S Prentiss Drive	Natchez	39120	Adams County	Natchez-Adams School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 445-2864	665	43	15.6	99.8%	37 (5.6%)	618 (92.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.4%)	$16,433							8.6	9	215	1
280019801516	217	Greenwood High School	Public	9-12	1209 Garrard Avenue	Greenwood	38930	Leflore County	Greenwood-Leflore Cons School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 455-7450	637	42	15.3	100.0%	13 (2.0%)	607 (95.3%)	9 (1.4%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	$13,062							8.2	12.4	205	12
280291000567	218	Meridian High School	Public	9-12	2320 32nd Street	Meridian	39305	Lauderdale County	Meridian Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 482-3191	1,301	91	14.2	100.0%	45 (3.5%)	1,210 (93.0%)	37 (2.8%)	3 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.5%)	$16,278							7.6	9	217	1
280396000753	219	South Delta High School	Public	9-12	303 Parkway	Rolling Fork	39159	Sharkey County	South Delta School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 873-4308	171	17	10.1	100.0%	0 (0.0%)	167 (97.7%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.2%)	$22,187							7.5	21.9	177	42
280447000830	220	Vicksburg High School	Public	9-12	3701 Drummond Street	Vicksburg	39180	Warren County	Vicksburg Warren School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 636-2914	871	56	15.4	99.9%	101 (11.6%)	730 (83.8%)	17 (2.0%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (2.1%)	$14,141							6.5	26.9	167	53

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About our rankings:

Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on MAAP Algebra I, MAAP English II, MAAP Biology, MAAP U.S. History1 test scores released by the Mississippi Department of Education.
These rankings were last updated on August 19, 2024, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the Mississippi Department of Education, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the Mississippi Department of Education.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

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